Category Archives: Divine Service

Excerpts from R. Ze’ev Wolf of Zhitomir’s teachings on Counting the Omer, from Or haMeir. וּסְפַרְתֶּם לָכֶם מִמָּחֳרַת הַשַּׁבָּת מִיּוֹם הֲבִיאֲכֶם אֶת עֹמֶר הַתְּנוּפָה שֶׁבַע שַׁבָּתוֹת Count for yourselves, from the morrow of the rest day from the day you … Continue reading →

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth, for your love is better than wine. ישקני מנשיקות פיהו כי טובים דודיך מיין Song of Songs 1:1 (1) There are two aspects of divine service. One serves God because God … Continue reading →

In celebration of Pesach: three teachings on the opening verse of Song of Songs, each a little more challenging than the last. The Song of Songs, which is le’Shlomo. שיר השירים אשר לשלמה From Levi … Continue reading →

A teaching of Levi Yitzhak of Berditchev, from Kedushas Levi, Parshat Tetzaveh. And you shall fill the hand of Aaron and the hand of his sons. מִלֵּאתָ יַד אַהֲרֹן וְיַד בָּנָיו Exodus 29:9 (1) Wholeness is … Continue reading →